Coronavirus (COVID-19) Latest Updates

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News

Good News On Vaccination Roll Out

More than 34.5 million people in the UK have now received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. And if you want even more positive figures:

Coronavirus Pandemic - One Year On

It’s a year this week since the Prime Minister appeared on our TV screens to explain the UK was entering a period a lockdown to try to bring the rising rates of coronavirus infections under control.

Positive Thinking on School Return

The children of Brentwood and Ongar have returned to school this week amid a genuine feeling of excitement having been out of the classroom since before Christmas.

Alex Welcomes Acceleration of Vaccine Rollout in Brentwood and Ongar

Alex has welcomed the latest figures showing 35 per cent of people in Brentwood and Ongar have now received a vaccine
In total, more than 19.3 million doses have been administered to over 18.6 million people across the United Kingdom – equivalent to 1 in 3 adults.

Covid_19 Roadmap Out of Lockdown

This week the Prime Minister has set out the Government’s roadmap for easing lockdown restrictions in England – a cautious but optimistic path to the summer and to what we hope we will be the irreversible end of lockdown. This is truly exciting.

CM13 Surge Testing From 22nd February

People aged 16 and over, living or working within the CM13 postcode in Brentwood are being asked to get a Covid-19 test as soon as possible, whether they have symptoms or not - latest Information can be found here.

Vaccines and Exemplary Parish Councils

More than twelve million people across the UK have now received their first vaccination against the worst effects of COVID-19, with half a million of those being fully vaccinated with the follow up dose.